Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Primary Motor Cortex, Parietal Lobe

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1080A/B
• Professor: Matthew Heath

Document Summary

Pointing study (pointing at a target in front of them) Target jumped 5 cm to the left or right of its original position soon after participants started getting used to the action: pointing to a new location required online control (superior parietal lobe supports this kind of control) Can see how virtual lesions can affect people who are otherwise healthy. Disequilibrium between affected and unaffected hemisphere: this is bad because you want them to engage their affected hemisphere in order to recover more quickly and effectively, but with the unaffected hemi taking over too much. Turns down level of activity in unaffected hemi. 1 hz) the individual gets normal pattern of activity (selective left hemi activity) What happens is, it turns down the activity, allowing the two hemi"s to reach equilibrium. Group of individuals who have all had unilateral strokes: over 3 months, these individuals got either: 1 hz rtms applied to their primary motor cortex of unaffected hemi.